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Thad Dupper

Attack on Nantucket

Synopsis

A non-stop modern-day thriller in the genre of Tom Clancy. A terrorist plot takes against a US president's family with Nantucket as the backdrop.
Andrew Russell, the 46th president of the United States, his wife and two young children have brought back a Kennedy-era feeling of Camelot to the White House.
President Russell, an ex-Navy fighter pilot, and his family are spending another vacation on the beautiful island of Nantucket. The US Navy has deployed the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group along with America’s most advanced attack submarine, the USS Jimmy Carter with SEAL Team Two embarked, to the waters off Nantucket for pre-deployment workups that coincide with the president’s vacation.
After three years of planning, the Islamic Front has embedded terrorist cells on the island in preparation for the arrival of President Russell and his family.
Meanwhile, the US & NATO are becoming increasingly alarmed over China’s military build-up of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The stage is set for a faceoff between these superpowers.
The people of Nantucket, descendants of hardy New England stock, along with the combined military and intelligence assets of the US Government are about to be challenged by the events unleashed on the tiny picturesque island.
Nantucket serves as the backdrop for this larger-than-life techno-thriller.
The book will be available on March 17, 2017 — reserve your copy today.

Author Biography

Thad Dupper is a technology executive and has held senior positions at leading technology companies, most recently as Chairman & CEO of Evolving Systems (NASDAQ:EVOL). In addition, Mr. Dupper, a life-long advocate of the US Navy, is a member of the Tailhook Association having made four carrier arrested landings on the USS John C. Stennis, USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Carl Vinson (2).
Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., he is a product of Catholic education having attended Xaverian High School and Manhattan College where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems.
Mr. Dupper and his wife along with their two children reside in Castle Pines, Colorado, and vacation frequently on the island of Nantucket.

Author Insight

Support from the Navy

I am indebted to many US Navy officers and admirals both retired and active to helped me on this project. Below are some of the standouts who have endorsed my book:
"A thrilling and detailed view on the global war on terror along with an incredibly accurate blend of technology, intelligence and the military. I felt like I was right in the middle of the action again. A page-turner that you won't want to miss!"
Tom "Chain" Zelibor
RADM, USN (ret.)
Commander Carrier Strike Group THREE (USS Carl Vinson Strike Group)
"Thad has succeeded in nailing the warrior ethos of Naval Aviators in this book. He made me smile."
Mark "Guad" Guadagnini
RADM, USN (ret.)
Commander Carrier Strike Group NINE (USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group)
"An adrenaline ride with great authenticity -- well done."
Rob "Ice" Ffield
CAPT, USN (ret.)
Commander Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron Blue Angels, CAG, two tours as instructor at Navy Fighter Weapons School TOPGUN

Book Excerpt

Attack on Nantucket

Tonight’s flyover was led by a four ship division flown by VFA-11 Red Rippers, followed by another four ship division of the VFA-136 Knighthawks in single-seat F/A-18Es.

In total eight F/A-18s flew low and loud in a racetrack pattern around the island for more than thirty minutes at an altitude of five thousand feet. It was Admiral Jacobsen’s way of reassuring the people of Nantucket that the US Navy had the watch tonight.